Bad Cop Review: Gulshan Devaiah, Harleen Sethi and Anurag Kashyap led crime-drama is racy and gripping

Bad Cop directed by Aditya Datt and starring Gulshan Devaiah, Anurag Kashyap, Saurabh Sachdeva and Harleen Sethi, now streams on Disney Plus Hotstar. Read our review.

By Rishil Jogani

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 | 08:15 PM IST | 185.8K

Bad Cop is an engaging and enjoyable crime-thriller-drama with unpredictable twists and turns (Credit: Disney Plus Hotstar)

Name: Bad Cop

Director: Aditya Datt

Cast: Gulshan Devaiah, Anurag Kashyap, Harleen Sethi, Saurabh Sachdeva

Rating: 3.5/5

Where To Watch: Disney Plus Hotstar

Plot:

Karan (Gulshan Devaiah) is a cop and Kazbe (Anurag Kashyap) is a dreaded gangster who deals in the illegal trade of ivory. The death of a journalist leads to CBI officer Aarif (Saurabh Sachdeva) to look into the matter and the prime suspect is someone very close to inspector Karan. The story of Bad Cop revolves around how Karan balances his police job where he has to diligently carry out his duty, and his family life, which is very quickly falling apart.

What works for Bad Cop:

Bad Cop is a racy and gripping crime-thriller that keeps you hooked from the very first scene. Every character is interesting to analyse. There are many twists that you would not see coming and that's where the show really excels. 3 to 4 different tracks go on in the show and the way they convulge, only goes to show how well it has been written and how beautifully it has been conceptualised. The cinematography and the background music are both first rate and they enhance the output of the show. The primary actors and the supporting actors perform extraordinarily well and the result is an exciting original show for the Hindi audiences.

What doesn't work for Bad Cop:

There's nothing that doesn't particularly work for Bad Cop. It remains an engaging and exciting show from start to end. Yes, a few cinematic liberties are taken and the show does get filmy at times, but that never is a huge concern in the larger scheme of things.

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Performances in Bad Cop:

Gulshan Devaiah in his different roles is simply terrific. You have to watch the show to believe it.
Anurag Kashyap as Kazbe is entertaining. It's visible that he is having a great time playing the role.
Harleen Sethi as Inspector Devika is excellent. She has a really strong screen presence and it is fun to see her onscreen.
Saurabh Sachdeva as CBI officer Aarif is intimidating. He keeps you on the edge while you watch the show.
Aishwarya Sushmita is very solid as Arjun's crime partner.
Every other supporting actor does well to justify their presence in the show.